Jed Whedon

Screenwriter

Birthday July 18, 1974

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New York

Age 49 years old

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About

Though he is perhaps most famous for his Emmy and Streamy-winning web musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, this screenwriter and musical composer also contributed to Dollhouse, Drop Dead Diva, The Avengers, and other television series and films.

Before Fame

Before working on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, he wrote music for video games and performed with a Los Angeles band called The Southland.

Trivia

He and his wife both wrote for the first season of Starz's Spartacus series.

Family Life

His grandfather (John Whedon), father (Tom Whedon), and brothers (Zack and Joss Whedon) all had successful careers as screenwriters. In 2009, he married another screenwriter, Maurissa Tancharoen. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Benny Sue Whedon, in 2015.

Associated With

For a web series called The Guild, he and actress Felicia Day co-wrote a song titled "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar."